Professor Osagie Obasogie elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 18, 2021

The National Academy of Medicine announced today that UC Berkeley professor and bioethicist Osagie K. Obasogie will be among 100 new members elected to join its ranks this year. Membership in the academy recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the medical sciences, health care and public health, and is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Obasogie, who is the Haas Distinguished Chair and Professor of Law at Berkeley, and holds a joint appointment in the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program, Berkeley School of Public Health, and Berkeley Social Welfare, is a leading expert on the impacts of race and inequity in law and medicine. 

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